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Leveraging Technology for Teacher Efficiency and Effectivenes • CHAPTER 11

Recipes to Good Writing (farr-integratingit.net/Theory/RecipesForWriting) looks
like a recipe box, but the “recipe cards” cover different types of writing genres. Each
genre has a recipe, graphic organizer, and checklist—all of which can be down-
loaded and printed. Build your personal knowledge of the writing genres or use the
recipes with students.

Instructional Resources for Math
Khan Academy (khanacademy.org) provides supplemental and differentiated
video support for students’ learning. Currently, the bulk of the videos and practice
modules cover secondary topics, but the math section has been completed for
Grades K–12. Because the site requires registration, teachers must obtain parental
permission to ask students under age 13 to register. Teacher/coach tools on the site
are quite helpful for differentiating and tracking students’ progress.

The important thing to know about this site is that it is always changing. The
developer has made most videos himself and continues to add videos regularly.
When students are struggling with math concepts, his method of explaining—a
different voice, a different way of phrasing the information—may reach students
who never seem to understand you. The videos often have practice exercises with
new and different problems every time. When students cannot solve the problems,
they can click to access step-by-step tutorials.

Instructional Resources for Science

At Learning Science (learningscience.org), teachers and students can find science
interactives and resources. Click on a strand of science, then on the standard to see
a table of science interactive tools with annotations about the activity, grade level,
and length of activity. Other links on the home page go to Tools to Do Science,
Google and Science Education, YouTube science channels, and Help Scientists Do
Science. In the Help Scientists area, citizen scientists (including young people)
can collect data to participate in real science projects. This site combines teachers’
resources with students’ links.

Arkive Education (arkive.org/education) has free education resources for teaching
about the natural sciences. Resources are organized by age group. Each file
contains links to amazing wildlife photos and videos, as well as activities and
teacher notes.

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